Красное и черное

The First Step

           

           BysomefatalityinJulien’scharacter,whiletheinsolenceofthesecoarsecreatureshadoccasionedhimgreatpain,theirbasenessaffordedhimdisgust,butnopleasure.

           Towardsmid-daytheabbéPirardtookleaveofhispupils,butnotbeforeaddressingtothemasevereadmonition.

           "Doyouwishforthehonoursoftheworld,"hesaidtothem."Forallthesocialadvantages,forthepleasureofcommandingpleasures,ofsettingthelawsatdefiance,andthepleasureofbeinginsolentwithimpunitytoall?Ordoyouwishforyoureternalsalvation?Themostbackwardofyouhaveonlygottoopenyoureyestodistinguishthetrueways."

           HehadscarcelyleftbeforethedevoteesoftheSacréCœurdeJésuswentintothechapeltointoneaTeDeum.Nobodyintheseminarytooktheex-director’sadmonitionseriously.

           "Heshowsagreatdealoftemperbecauseheislosinghisjob,"waswhatwassaidineveryquarter.

           Notasingleseminaristwassimpleenoughtobelieveinthevoluntaryresignationofapositionwhichputhimintosuchclosetouchwiththebigcontractors.

           TheabbéPirardwentandestablishedhimselfinthefinestinnatBesançon,andmakinganexcuseofbusinesswhichhehadnotgot,insistedonpassingacoupleofdaysthere.TheBishophadinvitedhimtodinner,andinordertochaffhisGrandVicardeFrilair,endeavouredtomakehimshine.TheywereatdessertwhentheextraordinaryintelligencearrivedfromParisthattheabbéPirardhadbeenappointedtothemagnificentlivingofN.fourleaguesfromParis.Thegoodprelatecongratulatedhimuponit.

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